news.bbc.co.uk - 3/16/2009
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Mohammad Khatami at a meeting in Tehran, 3 February
nytimes.com - 3/11/2009
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nytimes.com —
Gholamhossein Karbaschi, who was instrumental in Mohammad Khatami’s
victory in 1997, said he would back Khatami’s rival,...
Mehdi Karroubi, in coming elections. >
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In Iran, Khatami Loses a Key Backer
realclearworld.com - 3/16/2009
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realclearworld.com —
With 87 days to go before Iran's presidential
elections, the air is already thick with excitement. Usually,...
big events happen within a month before elections. But this time, we are witnessing them almost three months prior to the big day....
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Why Khatami Withdrew
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Khatami won’t Run
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via the BBC: Khatami ‘pulls out of Iran race’
Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami is to withdraw his candidacy from the country’s June presidential election, the BBC understands.
Mr Khatami was president of Iran from 1997-2005 and was succeeded by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a conservative.
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Mr Khatami’s decision to withdraw leaves Mr Ahmadinejad in a stronger position, says the BBC’s Jon Leyne in Tehran.
This is interesting, as Khatami is more moderate than Ahmadinejad, and ...
NSN Daily Update 3/16/09
democracyarsenal.org —
... Iran’s former president, Mohammad Khatami, will reportedly withdraw from the presidential race and endorse another reformist candidate, former Prime Minister Mir Hossein Mousavi. ...
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